St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1887-03-03

ment of the Platte and ordereh TO report In
person to the commanding general depart
Inent of Texas, for assignment to duty.
Mai. Alfred E. Bates, paymaster, U. ). A,
will leave St, Paul for Helena, Mont, in a day
| or two to relieve Maj. John Il. Blaine. pay
master, U. S. A., ut that point temporarily OF
his duties in consequence OF the illness or the
latter.
Johnson Whitaker, the colored cadet who
gained such renown few years ago while
| attending the military academy at west Point
as victim of hazing. is now living III CHARLES
ton. S. c.. and is the junior member OF a
leading law firm of that city
| William Bethon, a clerk in the adjutant
generals Office Mt department headquarters
in this city, has been transferred to the cler-
1cal force at the headquarters OF the recruit
ing service in New York city, and will leave
for his new sphere Of duty the latter part OF
this week
Private Charles w. Forsyth Company G.,
Nineteenth infantry, sold the department
gold medal and silver skirmish medal. which
he won in the rifle competition of 1886 of the
department of Texas and is in consequence
prohibited from participating In any future
department competitions.
First Lieut.. Carroll II. Devol, Twenty
Fifth infantry, on leave of absence from Fort
Smelling, was married on the 18th ult, at
New Orleans, to Miss Dora Dean Scott,
daughter of DR.. Joseph T. Scott, OF that city.
The lieutenant and his bride are expected to
arrive at the fort some time this week.
The order from the war department., an
nounciug the acceptance OF the resignation
OF Second Lieut.. Joseph S. Powell, signal
corps, has been revoked. it having been rep
resented to the secretary of war that Lieut.
Powell was suffering mental alteration at
the time 1t was rendered by him.
The resignation of Second Lieutenant Bald
win ID. Spilman. Seventh cavalry, has been
hxy no t,1r ntFnn
Sept. l, 1887. Lieut. Spilman has been on a
leave OF absence from his post, Fort Meade.
OAK, since Dec. i last, and has been granted
an extension of his leave until Sept. l next.
Maj. David L. Huntington, surgeon, U. s..
A. has been relieved from duty in the su T.
geon generals Office at Washington, ID. c.,
anu ordered to proceed to San Diego bar
racks. Cal. and report for duty to relieve
Assistant Surgeon Robert H. White. q. s. A,
! who will proceed to Angel Island, Cal. and
report for duty.
By direction of the secretary of war, Sergt.
William +. Ratiff, Troop M, Seventh cavalry,
| stationed at Fort Meade OAK, and Private
James E. Fox, Company H. Fifteenth in
fantry, stationed at Fort Randall, Oak, are
| to be sent by the respective post commanders
TO tue army and navy general hospital at Hot
Springs, Ark, for treatment.
Assistant Surgeon George F. Wilson, u S.
A.. has rejoined at Fort Shaw, Mont. from
| Portland, Or, where he has been on leave OF
absence. and Acting Assistant Surgeon e. L..
Cline, from Fort AsSiboine, Mont, who has
been post surgeon at Fort Shaw during the
absence OF Assistant Surgeon Wilson, re-
turned to his station last week.
Capt. Louis S. lessen, assistant surgeon
United States army, has been relieved from
duty in the department of the East, and di-
rected to proceed to Chicago, Ill. to report
| Tor duty as attending surgeon at division
headquarters, and as examiner of recruits,
in place of Surgeon C. r. Greenleaf, who has
been ordered to Washington, d. c., for duty.
The superintendent of the recruiting serv-
ice has been directed to have the following
number of recruits prepared and forwarded
to their respective regiments: Nineteen to
the Ninth infantry, 16 to the Eighteenth in
fantry, % to the Second artillery, 40 to the
Fourth cavalry, rs to the Sixth cavalry, 20
| (colored) to the Twenty-fourth infantry. and
% (colored) to the Ninth cavalry.